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Nebula Winners 12 ed. Gordon R. Dickson (Harper & Row, Mar ’78, hc); Also in pb (Bantam Apr ’79).

· Introduction · Gordon R. Dickson · in
· A Crowd of Shadows [Starburst] · Charles L. Grant · ss F&SF Jun ’76
· Breath’s a Ware That Will Not Keep · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Dystopian Visions, ed. Roger Elwood, Prentice-Hall, 1975
· Tricentennial · Joe W. Haldeman · ss Analog Jul ’76
· In the Bowl · John Varley · nv F&SF Dec ’75
· Science Fiction in the Marketplace · Algirdas J. Budrys · ar
· The Academic Viewpoint · James E. Gunn · ar
· The Bicentennial Man · Isaac Asimov · nv Stellar #2, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976
· Houston, Houston, Do You Read? · James Tiptree, Jr. · na Aurora: Beyond Equality, ed. Vonda McIntyre & Susan Anderson, Fawcett, 1976
· Nebula Awards, 1975, 1976: Win, Place, and Show · Misc. · bi
The Early Science Fiction Stories of Thomas M. Disch Thomas M. Disch (Gregg 0-8398-2370-3, Jun ’77, hc); Stories from the British and American versions of the collection 102 H-Bombs & the novel The Puppies of Terra.

vii · Introduction · Robert Thurston · in
3 · Introduction from 102 H-Bombs · in
5 · White Fang Goes Dingo · nv If Apr ’65; ; expanded to Mankind Under the Leash, New York: Ace, 1968
51 · The Return of the Medusae · ss Fantastic Aug ’63
53 · Bone of Contention · ss AHMM Jun ’66
61 · The Demi-Urge · ss Amazing Jun ’63
64 · The Princess’ Carillon [“The Enchanted Prince”] · ss Fantastic Aug ’63
67 · Final Audit · ss Fantastic Jul ’63
86 · Utopia? Never! · ss Amazing Aug ’63
90 · Genetic Coda · ss Fantastic Jun ’64
100 · 5 Eggs · ss Orbit 1, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1966
108 · Dangerous Flags · ss Fantastic Aug ’64
114 · The Vamp · ss Fantastic Feb ’65
121 · Leader of the Revolution · ss Bizarre! Mystery Magazine Oct ’65
130 · 102 H-Bombs · nv Fantastic Mar ’65
160 · The Sightseers · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Nov ’65
173 · Invaded by Love · ss New Worlds #166 ’66
197 · The Puppies of Terra [Mankind Under the Leash, expanded from “White Fang Goes Dingo”, If Apr ’65] · n. New York: Ace, 1966
Fundamental Disch Thomas M. Disch (Bantam, Oct ’80, pb)

· Introduction · Samuel R. Delany · in
· Descending · ss Fantastic Jul ’64
· Casablanca · nv Stories That Scared Even Me, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random, 1967
· The Doomsday Machine · ss Crawdaddy Nov ’74 - May ’75; parts published in the following issues of Crawdaddy:; 1. May ’75, 2. Feb ’75, 3. Mar ’75, 4. Nov ’74, 5. Jan ’75.
· 102 H-Bombs · nv Fantastic Mar ’65
· White Fang Goes Dingo · nv If Apr ’65; ; expanded to Mankind Under the Leash, New York: Ace, 1968
· Dangerous Flags · ss Fantastic Aug ’64
· The Double-Timer · nv Fantastic Oct ’62
· Minnesota Gothic [as by Dobbin Thorpe] · ss Fantastic Jan ’64
· Assassin & Son · ss If Nov ’64
· Slaves · ss Transatlantic Review Fll ’67
· The Roaches · ss Escapade Oct ’65
· Angouleme · ss New Worlds Quarterly, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1971
· Bodies · nv Quark #4, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
· The Squirrel Cage · ss New Worlds Oct ’66
· The Asian Shore · nv Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· Et in Arcadia Ego · ss Quark #2, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
· The Master of the Milford Altarpiece · ss The Paris Review Spr ’69
· Getting Into Death · nv Antæus #13/14 ’74
· The Story of the Story: “The Double-Timer” · ar
· On “Et in Arcadia Ego” · is Archon: Hamden, CT #4 ’74
· A Uses of Fiction: A Theory · ar New Fiction Society, 1975
· The Fall of the House of Usher · pl
The Man Who Had No Idea Thomas M. Disch (Gollancz 0-575-03057-7, 1982, hc); Also in pb (Bantam Nov ’82).

2 · The Man Who Had No Idea · nv F&SF Oct ’78
32 · The Black Cat · ss Shenandoah Sum ’76
39 · The Santa Claus Compromise · ss Crawdaddy Dec ’74
43 · The Vengeance of Hera · ss Edges, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Pocket, 1980
56 · Concepts [Medea] · nv F&SF Dec ’78
95 · The Apartment Next to the War · ss Science Fiction Monthly v2 #6 ’75
99 · The Foetus · ss The Berkley Showcase Vol. 2, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1980
110 · The Fire Began to Burn the Stick, the Stick Began to Beat the Dog · ss Rolling Stone May 20 ’76
116 · At the Pleasure Centre · ss Science Fiction Monthly v2 #11 ’75; as “At the Pleasure Center”
120 · The Grown-Up · ss High Times Jul ’81
130 · How to Fly · ss Bananas Sum ’77
133 · Planet of the Rapes · nv Penthouse (UK) v12 #9 ’77
149 · The Revelation · ss After the Fall, ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
154 · Pyramids for Minnesota: A Serious Proposal · fa Harper’s Jan ’74
157 · Josie and the Elevator: A Cautionary Tale · ss Omni May ’80
165 · An Italian Lesson · ss *
167 · Understanding Human Behavior · nv F&SF Feb ’82
Triplicity Thomas M. Disch (SFBC, Apr ’80, hc)

· Echo Round His Bones · n. New Worlds Dec ’66 (+1); New York: Berkley, 1967
· The Genocides · n. New York: Berkley, 1965
· The Puppies of Terra [Mankind Under the Leash, expanded from “White Fang Goes Dingo”, If Apr ’65] · n. New York: Ace, 1966
The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle (Southern Illinois University Press, Dec ’81, $14.95, hc); Edited by Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg.

vii · Introduction · George E. Slusser · in
3 · The American’s Tale · ss London Society Christmas, 1880
10 · The Los Amigos Fiasco · ss The Idler Dec, 1892
17 · The Great Keinplatz Experiment · ss Belgravia Jul, 1885; Weird Tales Oct ’36
31 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Dec ’10
53 · The Adventure of the Creeping Man [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Mar ’23
70 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · ss The Strand Aug ’10
85 · Through the Veil · ss The Strand Nov ’10
90 · The Last Galley · ss The London Magazine Nov ’10
97 · The Great Brown-Pericord Motor · ss The Ludgate Weekly Magazine Mar 5, 1892
105 · The Horror of the Heights · ss The Strand Nov ’13
119 · Danger! · nv The Strand Jul ’14
144 · The Lift · ss The Strand Jun ’22
154 · The Disintegration Machine [Prof. Challenger] · ss The Strand Jan ’29
166 · When the World Screamed [Prof. Challenger] · nv The Strand Apr ’28 (+1)
The Captain of the “Polestar” and Other Tales Arthur Conan Doyle (Longman’s Green, 1890, 6/-, 315pp, hc)

· The Captain of the “Pole-Star” · nv Temple Bar Jan, 1883
· The Great Keinplatz Experiment · ss Belgravia Jul, 1885; Weird Tales Oct ’36
· J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · nv The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1884
· The Man from Archangel · ss London Society Jan, 1885
· That Little Square Box · ss London Society Christmas, 1881
· The Ring of Thoth · ss The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1890
· John Huxford’s Hiatus · nv The Cornhill Magazine Jun, 1888
· Cyprian Overbeck Wells · nv Boy’s Own Paper Christmas, 1886
· Elias B. Hopkins [“The Parson of Jackman’s Gulch”] · ss London Society Christmas, 1885
· John Barrington Cowles · nv Cassell’s Saturday Journal Apr 12-19, 1884
Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Stories Arthur Conan Doyle (Rand, McNally, 1895, 7+232pp, hc); Seven stories from The Captain of the “Pole-Star".

7 · The Great Keinplatz Experiment · ss Belgravia Jul, 1885
31 · The Captain of the “Pole-Star” · nv Temple Bar Jan, 1883
66 · J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · nv The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1884
112 · John Huxford’s Hiatus · nv The Cornhill Magazine Jun, 1888
144 · A Literary Mosaic [“Cyprian Overbeck Wells”] · nv Boy’s Own Paper Christmas, 1886
171 · John Barrington Cowles · nv Cassell’s Saturday Journal Apr 12-19, 1884
207 · The Ring of Thoth · ss The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1890
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight Arthur Conan Doyle (Doran, 1925, 90¢, 254pp, hc)

· The Great Keinplatz Experiment · ss Belgravia Jul, 1885; Weird Tales Oct ’36
· A Literary Mosaic [“Cyprian Overbeck Wells”] · nv Boy’s Own Paper Christmas, 1886
· The Ring of Thoth · ss The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1890
· The Brown Hand [“The Story of the Brown Hand”] · ss The Strand May, 1899
· The Usher of Lea House School · ss The Strand Apr, 1899
· B.24 [“The Story of the B24”] · ss The Strand Mar, 1899
· Playing with Fire · ss The Strand Mar ’00
· The Los Amigos Fiasco · ss The Idler Dec, 1892
· How It Happened · ss The Strand Sep ’13
· Lot No. 249 · nv Harper’s Sep, 1892
· De Profundis · ss The Idler Mar, 1892
· The Lift · ss The Strand Jun ’22
The Professor Challenger Stories Arthur Conan Doyle (John Murray, 1952, 15/-, 577pp, hc) [Prof. Challenger]; Later edition (Cape 1976) as The Complete Professor Challenger Stories.

1 · The Lost World · n. The Strand Apr ’12 (+7); London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912
215 · The Poison Belt · n. The Strand Mar ’13 (+4); London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913
301 · The Land of Mist · n. The Strand Jul ’25 (+8); New York: Doran, 1926
529 · The Disintegration Machine · ss The Strand Jan ’29
547 · When the World Screamed · nv The Strand Apr ’28 (+1)
The Visible Man Gardner R. Dozois (Berkley, Dec ’77, pb)

· Introduction · Robert Silverberg · in
· The Visible Man · nv Analog Dec ’75
· Flash Point · nv Orbit 13, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1974
· Horse of Air · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· The Last Day of July · nv New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
· Machines of Loving Grace · ss Orbit 11, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
· A Dream at Noonday · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· A Kingdom by the Sea · nv Orbit 10, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
· The Man Who Waved Hello · ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972
· The Storm · nv Future Corruption, ed. Roger Elwood, Warner, 1975
· Where No Sun Shines · ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
· A Special Kind of Morning · nv New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
· Chains of the Sea · na Chains of the Sea, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson, 1973
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1977) ed. Gardner R. Dozois (E.P. Dutton, 1978, hc); Also in pb (Dell Aug ’79).

· Introduction- Summation: 1977 · Gardner R. Dozois · in
· The Screwfly Solution · Raccoona Sheldon · ss Analog Jun ’77
· In the Hall of the Martian Kings · John Varley · na F&SF Feb ’77
· Particle Theory · Edward Bryant · ss Analog Feb ’77
· Bitterblooms · George R. R. Martin · nv Cosmos SF&F Magazine Nov ’77
· Black as the Pit, from Pole to Pole · Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop · nv New Dimensions 7, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1977
· The House of Compassionate Sharers · Michael Bishop · nv Cosmos SF&F Magazine May ’77
· Stardance [Stardance] · Spider & Jeanne Robinson · na Analog Mar ’77
· Honorable Mentions- 1977 · Misc. · bi
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1978) ed. Gardner R. Dozois (Elsvier-Dutton, 1979, hc); Also in pb (Dell Aug ’80).

· Introduction- Summation: 1978 · Gardner R. Dozois · in
· The Persistence of Vision · John Varley · na F&SF Mar ’78
· Found! · Isaac Asimov · ss Omni Oct ’78
· Whores [Dream Archipelago] · Christopher Priest · ss New Dimensions 8, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1978
· Cousins · Bernard Deitchman · nv Analog Aug ’78
· View from a Height · Joan D. Vinge · ss Analog Jun ’78
· Mutability · Thomas M. Disch · ss Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribner’s, 1978
· Lost and Found · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss Analog Oct ’78
· Old Folks at Home · Michael Bishop · na Universe 8, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1978
· September Song · James P. Girard · ss Penthouse Sep ’78
· In Alien Flesh · Gregory Benford · nv F&SF Sep ’78
· Seven American Nights · Gene Wolfe · na Orbit 20, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1978
· Honorable Mentions- 1978 · Misc. · bi
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1979) ed. Gardner R. Dozois (E.P. Dutton, 1980, hc)

· Introduction- Summation: 1979 · Gardner R. Dozois · in
· Sandkings · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Aug ’79
· Blood Sisters · Joe W. Haldeman · nv Playboy Jul ’79
· Camps · Jack M. Dann · nv F&SF May ’79
· giANTS · Edward Bryant · ss Analog Aug ’79
· Down and Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean Ing · nv Omni Mar ’79
· Redeemer · Gregory Benford · ss Analog Apr ’79
· In Trophonius’s Cave · James P. Girard · ss F&SF May ’79
· The Ancient Mind at Work · Suzy McKee Charnas · nv Omni Feb ’79
· Vernalfest Morning · Michael Bishop · ss Chrysalis 3, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1978
· The Way of Cross and Dragon · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Jun ’79
· The Battle of the Abaco Reefs · Hilbert Schenck · nv F&SF Jun ’79
· Honorable Mentions- 1979 · Misc. · bi
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1980) ed. Gardner R. Dozois (E.P. Dutton, 1981, hc)

· Introduction- Summation: 1980 · Gardner R. Dozois · in
· The Ugly Chickens · Howard Waldrop · nv Universe 10, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1980
· The Green Marauder [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Destinies Feb ’80
· The Feast of Saint Janis · Michael Swanwick · nv New Dimensions 11, ed. Robert Silverberg & Marta Randall, Pocket, 1980
· The Last Answer · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Jan ’80
· Nightflyers · George R. R. Martin · na Analog Apr ’80
· Strata · Edward Bryant · nv F&SF Aug ’80
· Slow Music · James Tiptree, Jr. · na Interfaces, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Ace, 1980
· The Finger · Naomi Mitchison · ss Edges, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Pocket, 1980
· War Beneath the Tree · Gene Wolfe · ss Omni Dec ’79
· Unicorn Tapestry · Suzy McKee Charnas · na New Dimensions 11, ed. Robert Silverberg & Marta Randall, Pocket, 1980
· Honorable Mentions- 1980 · Misc. · bi
Aliens! ed. Gardner R. Dozois & Jack M. Dann (Pocket 0-671-83155-0, Apr ’80, $2.25, 305pp, pb)

ix · Foreword · Gardner R. Dozois & Jack M. Dann · fw
3 · Assimilating Our Culture, That’s What They’re Doing [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Destinies Nov ’78
9 · Grammar Lesson [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine May ’77
15 · The Subject Is Closed [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine May ’77
19 · Cruel and Unusual [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · vi Cosmos SF&F Magazine May ’77
23 · We Purchased People · Frederik Pohl · ss Final Stage, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974
41 · Guesting Time · R. A. Lafferty · ss If May ’65
51 · And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss F&SF Mar ’72
63 · Angel’s Egg · Edgar Pangborn · nv Galaxy Jun ’51
103 · Oh, to Be a Blobel! · Philip K. Dick · ss Galaxy Feb ’64
125 · Be Merry · Algis Budrys · nv If Dec ’66
173 · Pattern · Fredric Brown · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
177 · An Honorable Death · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Galaxy Feb ’61
201 · The Reality Trip · Robert Silverberg · ss If May ’70
223 · Rule Golden · Damon Knight · na Science Fiction Adventures May ’54
297 · Alien-Human Relations—A Guide to Further Reading · Misc. · bi
From the Heart of Darkness David Drake (Tor, Nov ’83, pb)

· Introduction · Karl Edward Wagner · in
· Men Like Us · nv Omni May ’80
· Something Had to Be Done · ss F&SF Feb ’75
· The Automatic Rifleman · nv Destinies Fll ’80
· Than Curse the Darkness · nv New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Arkham, 1980
· Firefight · nv Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
· The Red Leer · ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
· The Shortest Way [Dama (& Vettius)] · ss Whispers Mar ’74
· Best of Luck · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI, ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978
· Dragons’ Teeth [Dama (& Vettius)] · nv Midnight Sun #2 ’75
· Out of Africa · ss *
· The Dancer in the Flames · ss Whispers Aug ’82
· Smokie Joe · ss More Devil’s Kisses, ed. Linda Lovecraft, London: Corgi, 1977
· Children of the Forest · ss F&SF Nov ’76
· Blood Debt · ss The 4th Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories, ed. Michael Parry, Mayflower, 1976
· The Barrow Troll · ss Whispers Dec ’75
· The Hunting Ground · nv Superhorror, ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976
Hammer’s Slammers David Drake (Ace, Apr ’79, pb) [Hammer’s Slammers]

· Introduction: Mercenaries and Military Virtue · Jerry E. Pournelle · in
· But Loyal to His Own · nv Galaxy Oct ’75
· Supertanks · ms *
· The Butcher’s Bill · nv Galaxy Nov ’74
· The Church of the Lord’s Universe · ms *
· Under the Hammer · ss Galaxy Oct ’74
· Powerguns · ms *
· Cultural Conflict · nv Destinies Jan ’79
· Backdrop to Chaos · ms *
· Caught in the Crossfire · ss Chrysalis 2, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1978
· The Bonding Authority · ms *
· Hangman · na *
· Table of Orginization and Equipment, Hammer’s Regiment · ms *
· Standing Down · nv *
Ariel, a fantasy magazine (v1, Autumn 1976) ed. Thomas Durwood (Leawood, KS: Morning Star Press, Sep ’76, $5.95, 80pp+, large tp, cover by Richard Corben)

6 · A Hero Lives in Brooklyn · Peter Jackson · ar *
11 · Frazetta Interview (Part I) · Armand Eisen · iv * [Frank Frazetta]
22 · On Frazetta’s Art · Margaret Wilson-Cline · ar *
27 · Sister Act · Paul Boles · ss *
32 · The Symbol · Robert E. Howard · pm *
33 · Den · Richard Corben · cs, 1973
49 · A Crown for a King · Robert E. Howard · pm *
50 · Fantastic Titles · Charles Wooley · ar *
54 · The Fiend Within · John Pocsik · ss *
60 · Hogarth’s Last Tarzan · Thomas Durwood · iv * [Burne Hogarth]
66 · Will the Real Bruce Wayne Please Stand Up? · Tappan King · ar *
71 · Bloodstar (An Excerpt) · Richard Corben · cs Morning Star Press: Leawood, Kansas, 1976
77 · Conan the Existential · Charles Hoffman · ar *
Ariel, The Book of Fantasy (v2, 1977) ed. Thomas Durwood (Ballantine 0-345-27319-2, Sep ’77, $6.95, 80pp+, large tp, cover by Frank Frazetta)

6 · Eggsucker [Vic & Blood] · Harlan Ellison · ss *
14 · Interview with Frank Frazetta Part II · Armand Eisen · iv * [Frank Frazetta]
27 · The Princess and the Merman · Bruce Jones · gs *
32 · The Lake-to— · Edgar Allan Poe · pm, 1827
34 · Science Fiction Chauvinism · Ursula Le Guin · sp The Standard v3 #1 ’75
36 · Frodo as Christ · Gracia Fay Ellwood · ar Good News from Middle Earth, Eerdsman, 1970
40 · The Burning Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Long After Midnight, Knopf, 1976
44 · Thinking of Frankenstein · Arthur Asa Berger · ar *
47 · Paradise Gems · David James · vi *
48 · The Helmet-Maker’s Wife · Keith Roberts · nv *
56 · Den · Richard Corben · cs, 1975
72 · Islands [“Not by Mind Alone”] · Michael Moorcock · ss New Worlds Sep ’63

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